New Release schedule for products posted on Decipher's website:
Updated 9/12/02
Narrator's Screen
A four-panel, foldout screen collecting all the tables in the Player's Guide and Narrator's Guide, as well as photocopyable forms to record decisions when creating alien species, creatures, and settings – so players need not crack the bindings of the core books.
Fall 2002
Limited Edition Set
A collected set of the core books, packaged in a sturdy flip case. The books will have different covers and stylistic treatments than on the individual releases.
Late 2002
Starfleet Operations Manual
A 96-page softcover book outlining Starfleet operations for officers – a player-narrator combo book. Topics include Starfleet protocols during Red and Yellow Alert status, the Prime Directive, and other basic information.
Late 2002
Personal Log
An expanded character sheet with a supplemental booklet for recording adventure notes.
Late 2002
Starships
A hardcover book detailing starships from several species, some friendly, some not. Expect to see Romulan, Klingon, Cardassian, and Ferengi vessels, and possibly a Borg cube, plus some support ships.
Late 2002
Aliens
At 192 pages, this hardcover offers the same basic encyclopedic treatment as Starships, but for thirty to fifty alien species, with longer entries for the most important species.
Winter 2003
Creatures
A 96-page book expanding upon the "Creatures" chapter of the Narrator's Guide, with numerous pre-generated creatures for use during gameplay.
Winter 2003
Worlds
Spring 2003
The Mirror Universe
Spring 2003
OK, me again. Notice that they went from giving a month for the release, and have gone to naming a quarter. Hmmmm.
First of all (and this is a non-judgemental query to the Decipher people who frequent the boards), what's up with the release schedule? I mean, WOTC is able to say that a product will be out at a certain point, and it's out. Why can't Decipher do the same? (Please... I'm not saying that there is incompetance on your part... there are probably great reasons why... but can you kindly let us know what the problems are, and if there is any thing being done to fix them?)
Second, can we get a better idea as to the release of the Narrator's Screen? Not to be impatient, but I'm waiting for it to come out before I start running my game! (OK, so I'm impatient! ) Will it be a week, two weeks, a month.
I'm not looking for exact dates here, just a realistic timeline... is that too much to ask?
Sorry if I seem to be venting... I just really like this game, and I'm anxious to play, and I want my screen, dammit!
Hugh